1971 Cotton Bowl Classic
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| 35th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Steve Worster (Texas FB) Bob Olson (Notre Dame LB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas by 7 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gene Calhoun (Big Ten) (split crew: Big Ten, Southwest) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, January 1. A rematch from the previous year, the undefeated and top-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference were upset by the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 24–11.